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Science A 1977 trawler hauled up a carcass that Japan took for a sea monster Ellsworth Toohey

art A sculpture at CIA headquarters has kept a coded message secret for 35 years Ellsworth Toohey

Science How Claude Shannon used his wife as a language model in 1950 Ellsworth Toohey

History Estonian supermarket built around a 10,000-year-old Ice Age boulder Popkin

Games The Elder Scrolls 6 teaser is now eight years old and counting Grant St. Clair

Games Indie Nazi-hunting game looks a bit like a playable Inglorious Basterds Grant St. Clair

war Grandpa Pudding Brains says Iran is in submission, they just don't know it yet Jason Weisberger

retail-archaeology Retail archaeology finds the bones of Circuit City everywhere Jason Weisberger

guns Pasadena cops discover "just joking" does not stop bullets Jason Weisberger

pure energy Coal finally loses to the Sun Jason Weisberger

animals Puss caterpillar is one of North America's most venomous insects Popkin

Science Robot tadpole fools frog dads, but mom knows better Gail Sherman

Science Decoding whale language could unlock new legal rights for them Ruben Bolling

History In 1803 a woman in a strange round vessel washed ashore in Japan Ellsworth Toohey

History The spy who ate live animals, documents, and possibly a toddler Ellsworth Toohey

war Iran has American theme bars because people are better than governments Jason Weisberger

archaeology Ancient squirrel droppings unlock Ice Age DNA goldmine Séamus Bellamy

video games Valve's Steam Machine arrives this summer Séamus Bellamy